Degrees in psychology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2009-10

Year

Bachelor's degrees

Master's degrees

Doctor's degrees

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Number

Annualpercentchange

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1949-50

9,569

†

6,055

3,514

1,316

948

368

283

241

42

1959-60

8,061

†

4,773

3,288

1,406

981

425

641

544

97

1967-68

23,819

†

13,792

10,027

3,479

2,321

1,158

1,268

982

286

1969-70

33,679

†

19,077

14,602

5,158

2,975

2,183

1,962

1,505

457

1970-71

38,187

13.4

21,227

16,960

5,717

3,395

2,322

2,144

1,629

515

1971-72

43,433

13.7

23,352

20,081

6,764

3,934

2,830

2,277

1,694

583

1972-73

47,940

10.4

25,117

22,823

7,619

4,325

3,294

2,550

1,797

753

1973-74

52,139

8.8

25,868

26,271

8,796

4,983

3,813

2,872

1,987

885

1974-75

51,245

-1.7

24,284

26,961

9,394

5,035

4,359

2,913

1,979

934

1975-76

50,278

-1.9

22,898

27,380

10,167

5,136

5,031

3,157

2,115

1,042

1976-77

47,861

-4.8

20,627

27,234

10,859

5,293

5,566

3,386

2,127

1,259

1977-78

44,879

-6.2

18,422

26,457

10,282

4,670

5,612

3,164

1,974

1,190

1978-79

42,697

-4.9

16,540

26,157

10,132

4,405

5,727

3,228

1,895

1,333

1979-80

42,093

-1.4

15,440

26,653

9,938

4,096

5,842

3,395

1,921

1,474

1980-81

41,068

-2.4

14,332

26,736

10,223

4,066

6,157

3,576

2,002

1,574

1981-82

41,212

0.4

13,645

27,567

9,947

3,823

6,124

3,461

1,856

1,605

1982-83

40,460

-1.8

13,131

27,329

9,981

3,647

6,334

3,602

1,838

1,764

1983-84

39,955

-1.2

12,812

27,143

9,525

3,400

6,125

3,535

1,774

1,761

1984-85

39,900

-0.1

12,706

27,194

9,891

3,452

6,439

3,447

1,739

1,708

1985-86

40,628

1.8

12,605

28,023

9,845

3,347

6,498

3,593

1,724

1,869

1986-87

43,152

6.2

13,395

29,757

11,000

3,516

7,484

4,062

1,801

2,261

1987-88

45,371

5.1

13,579

31,792

10,488

3,256

7,232

3,973

1,783

2,190

1988-89

49,083

8.2

14,265

34,818

11,329

3,465

7,864

4,143

1,773

2,370

1989-90

53,952

9.9

15,336

38,616

10,730

3,377

7,353

3,811

1,566

2,245

1990-91

58,655

8.7

16,067

42,588

11,349

3,329

8,020

3,932

1,520

2,412

1991-92

63,683

8.6

17,062

46,621

11,659

3,335

8,324

3,814

1,490

2,324

1992-93

66,931

5.1

17,942

48,989

12,518

3,380

9,138

4,100

1,570

2,530

1993-94

69,419

3.7

18,668

50,751

13,723

3,763

9,960

4,021

1,497

2,524

1994-95

72,233

4.1

19,570

52,663

15,378

4,210

11,168

4,252

1,562

2,690

1995-96

73,416

1.6

19,836

53,580

15,152

4,090

11,062

4,141

1,380

2,761

1996-97

74,308

1.2

19,408

54,900

15,769

4,155

11,614

4,507

1,495

3,012

1997-98

74,107

-0.3

18,976

55,131

15,142

3,978

11,164

4,541

1,470

3,071

1998-99

73,747

-0.5

18,376

55,371

15,560

3,959

11,601

4,678

1,528

3,150

1999-2000

74,194

0.6

17,451

56,743

15,740

3,821

11,919

4,731

1,529

3,202

2000-01

73,645

-0.7

16,585

57,060

16,539

3,892

12,647

5,091

1,598

3,493

2001-02

76,775

4.3

17,284

59,491

16,357

3,814

12,543

4,759

1,503

3,256

2002-03

78,650

2.4

17,514

61,136

17,161

3,839

13,322

4,835

1,483

3,352

2003-04

82,098

4.4

18,193

63,905

17,898

3,789

14,109

4,827

1,496

3,331

2004-05

85,614

4.3

19,000

66,614

18,830

3,900

14,930

5,106

1,466

3,640

2005-06

88,134

2.9

19,865

68,269

19,770

4,079

15,691

4,921

1,347

3,574

2006-07

90,039

2.2

20,343

69,696

21,037

4,265

16,772

5,153

1,382

3,771

2007-08

92,587

2.8

21,202

71,385

21,431

4,356

17,075

5,296

1,440

3,856

2008-09

94,271

1.8

21,488

72,783

23,415

4,789

18,626

5,477

1,478

3,999

2009-10

97,216

3.1

22,275

74,941

23,752

4,797

18,955

5,540

1,478

4,062

Percent change

1999-2000 to 2004-05

15.4

†

8.9

17.4

19.6

2.1

25.3

7.9

-4.1

13.7

2004-05 to 2009-10

13.6

†

17.2

12.5

26.1

23.0

27.0

8.5

0.8

11.6

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data through 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures.